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1932 Martin 00-40H Guitar (Dark Top), Serial Number 50306

Posted on July 20, 2019June 29, 2020

Serial number 50306 is a 1932 dark top 00-40H. It was stamped on February 29, 1932 and cleared final inspection on June 14 that year. At least two 00-40H guitars were made with dark tops around this period but there may be more since Martin did not always record this feature, especially if a customer […]

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1932 Martin D-2 Guitar, Serial Number 50642

Posted on June 18, 2019June 18, 2019

A total of six D-2 guitars were made in 1931 and 1932, of which this guitar was the last regular D-2 built. A seventh D-2 was made in 1934 with a carved top, being basically a C-2 up-sized to a Dreadnought 12-fret body. Clearly the D-2 a very rare guitar but adding to the story […]

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